Turfed tune-ups: NHL cancels September preseason games

On Wednesday, the National Hockey League announced that all
preseason games through Sept. 30 have been canceled.

With labor talks at a complete standstill, the announcement is
further proof that the NHL's regular season is in serious danger of
not starting on time. The 2012-13 season is slated to commence on
Oct. 11, a night on which eight teams were set to be in action.

One of those squads is the Boston Bruins, who are now unlikely
to begin their upcoming campaign that night in Philadelphia against
the Flyers.

The NHL's cancellations wiped four games off of the B's
preseason schedule. Here are the tilts that've been nixed: